United States v. Davis
| Decision Date | 24 June 2019 |
| Docket Number | No. 18-431,18-431 |
| Citation | 204 L.Ed.2d 757,139 S.Ct. 2319 |
| Parties | UNITED STATES, Petitioner v. Maurice Lamont DAVIS and Andre Levon Glover |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
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